To establish whether applying the same strategy could have a similar effect in crops, we introduced NRT1.7p::NC4N::3′ into tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. TNG67). Three homozygous lines were obtained from transgenic tobacco (denoted F-3, O-5 and P-4) and one homozygous line was obtained from transgenic rice (denoted Q-5).